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notwithstanding

UK/ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ//ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

notwithstanding adverb: nevertheless, all the same.

Adverb

notwithstanding (not comparable)

  1. Nevertheless, all the same.
    • He, notwithstanding, persisted in his inquiries.
    • But notwithstanding, man,
      I'll do you your master what good I can;c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Conjunction

notwithstanding

  1. Although; despite the fact that; even though.
    • Notwithstanding I was provoked, I ought not to have reacted so violently.
    • After this, Amy told her, That notvvithſtanding I vvas angry vvith her, and had uſed her ſo hardly, for ſaying ſomething about her of the ſame kind; yet there vvas an abſolute Neceſſity of ſecuring her, and removing her out of the VVay; […]1724, [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunate Mistress; […] [Roxana], London: […] E. Applebee, […], published 1740, →OCLC, page 293

Preposition

notwithstanding

  1. In spite of, despite.
    • Notwithstanding personal preferences, the school district's rules on the topic govern our decision.
    • Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done.1675, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety

Postp

notwithstanding

  1. In spite of, despite.
    • in accordance with school district rules on the topic, personal preferences notwithstanding
    • The lack of a catalog notwithstanding, it was a very interesting exhibit.

notwithstanding meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

notwithstanding in Tamil

இருந்த போதிலும், எப்படி இருந்தபோதிலும்

notwithstanding in Urdu

حالاں کہ, پھر, تاہم, باوجود یہ کہ, باوجود, باوجود یکہ

notwithstanding in Bengali

although
অথচ othoc

notwithstanding in Malayalam

in spite of, despite, regardless of
എന്നുവരുകിലും, എങ്കിൽതന്നെയും, എന്നാലും, അങ്ങനെയാണെങ്കിലും, എന്നിട്ടുപോലും, ഇരിക്കിലും
nonetheless, nevertheless, even so
എന്നിരുന്നാലും, എങ്ങനെയായലും, അങ്ങനെയായാലും, എങ്കിലും, എങ്കിൽപോലും, എന്നിട്ടും
More languagesFewer languages
notwithstanding in Odia
ହେଲେ hele
notwithstanding in Arabic
عَلَى اَلرَّغْم مِن ʕalā r-raḡm min

Examples of notwithstanding in a sentence

  • The firebox married to Britannia's boiler is not, however, in the Doncaster tradition, notwithstanding that it is comparable in dimensions to that of the "V2."1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 273:
  • Notwithstanding the high resolution of Hawkeye he fully comprehended all the difficulties and danger he was about to incur.1826, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 26, in The Last of the Mohicans:
  • Van Gaal’s dismissal of his ability to play a central role notwithstanding, Shinji Kagawa began playing just behind the strikers Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernández.2014 August 26, Richard Rae, “Manchester United humbled by MK Dons after Will Grigg hits double”, in The Guardian, archived from the...
  • Wokefishing notwithstanding, Layla told Vice she isn’t optimistic about the prospects of dating outside of political bubbles.2020 July 30, Ben Cost, “‘Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps”, in New York Post, archived from the...

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Synonyms of notwithstanding

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Forms of notwithstanding

alternative misconstructionnonwithstanding
alternative form (obsolete, rare)noughtwithstanding

Origin of notwithstanding

From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.

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Questions about notwithstanding

What does notwithstanding mean?
Notwithstanding means nevertheless, all the same.
What is notwithstanding in Tamil?
Notwithstanding in Tamil is இருந்த போதிலும், எப்படி இருந்தபோதிலும். See Notwithstanding meaning in Tamil.
How do you use notwithstanding in a sentence?
The firebox married to Britannia's boiler is not, however, in the Doncaster tradition, notwithstanding that it is comparable in dimensions to that of the "V2."
What part of speech is notwithstanding?
Notwithstanding can be an adverb, a conjunction, a preposition or a postp.
How do you pronounce notwithstanding?
Notwithstanding is pronounced /ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near notwithstanding in the dictionary

  1. notum
  2. notungulate
  3. notungulates
  4. Notus
  5. notwheat
  6. notwithstanding
  7. notwithstanding clause
  8. notwithstanding clauses
  9. notwork
  10. notworks
  11. Notzri

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: notwithstanding (page history and authors); notwithstanding (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); notwithstanding (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); notwithstanding (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ହେଲେ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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